Corona Devotionals

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.  ~Psalm 34:7 It is interesting, fascinating...wild even--to consider the brushes that we have with danger or with evil, or with things that we do not want to have brushes with.  And many times they occur, and we have no idea how close we have come to something unpleasant, or worse... and yet we were untouched. But, I testify today to the strength and the protection of the umbrella of our Lord that we stand under as His children.  (And that we sometimes huddle under), but either way, we are under his covering. God is our refuge and strength,  an ever-present help in trouble.  ~Psalm 46:1  We have a mousetrap in our garage. Not because we have mice, but because I never want mice. I look to that trap every day just to be sure it's still empty. But what I saw the other day gave me the chills, and I still can't really explain why (because I can't fully identify the culprit)....

I've been scrapbooking this week: want to see? But, not exactly traditional scrapbooking--with pictures...we have been Scriptural- scrapbooking and spiritual- scrapbooking this week.  If traditional scrapbooking is pasting pictures and momentos together on a page, then Scriptural and spiritual scrapbooking is piecing together Bible reading (and application) with our life events, and pasting them onto our hearts.   Want to see? ~~~ One day, on the drive to a soccer practice with a car-full of kids, we had one of the young adults read Zechariah Chapter 1 , and we then discussed (together!) God's desire for us to return to Him, and to  turn from our evil ways and our  evil practices.    There will always be those who are not  turning to God, but (one day at a time!), can we read God's Word and obey God's Word and be among those who DO what it says? “The Lord was very angry with your ancestors. ( 3) Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord...

Has someone "gotten in our head" or "under our skin" with their negative words about us?  Are we being held back, pinned down, or paralyzed by what someone else says about us, instead of by what God says about us? We can step out of those lies today. We can step away from defeat in our spirit, and into victory in Christ today. Let's step into the Bible and God's truth about us, which is the only truth that matters.  When someone else says that we are expendable and of no value, God says that we are holy and dearly loved. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  ~Colossians 3:12 When someone else says that we are nothing-special, God says that we are set apart. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,  before you were born I set you apart;  I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”  ~Jeremiah 1:5 When someone else tells or treats us as unloved, G...